Look up: Limitation

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   Limitation
   Limitation is the last of the three principles of the ICRP system of protection. Limitation, together with Justification and Optimisation , are used as the basis of Radiation Protection internationally. Limitation is defined in ICRP 60 as '..effective dose to individuals shall not exceed the dose limits recommended..'. ICRP requires that Deterministic Effects are avoided and that Probabilistic / Stochastic effects are as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA ).
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   limitation
   [n] - (in law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought 2. [n] - the quality of being limited or restricted 3. [n] - an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
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   Limitation
   Lim`i·ta'tion (-tā'shŭn) noun [ Latin limitatio : confer French limitation . See Limit , transitive verb ] 1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council. « They had no right to mistake the limitation . . . of their own faculties, ...
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   limitation
   1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council. 'They had no right to mistake the limitation . . . Of their own faculties, for an inherent limitation of the possible modes of existence in the universe.' (J. S. Mill) ... 2. That which limits; a restriction; a qualificat ...
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   limitation
   restriction noun an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
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   limitation
   noun the quality of being limited or restricted; `it is a good plan but it has serious limitations`
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   limitation
   noun (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; `statute of limitations`
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   limitation
   (lim″ĭ-ta´shәn) a restriction on an individual's activities. chronic airflow limitation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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   Limitation
   • (v. t.) A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit. • (v. t.) The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council. • (v. t.) A limited time within or during which something is to be done. • (v. t.) A...
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    limitation
    
    1. a principle that limits the extent of something
    2. the quality of being limited or restricted
    3. the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
    4. (in law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
    5. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
    
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    limitation
    phenomenon represented by the part of a characteristic curve for which the output variable shows no additional change for any further increase of the input variable
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